Investing.com – Denmark stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the , and sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Copenhagen, the gained 2.70% to hit a new all time high.
The best performers of the session on the were Zealand Pharma A/S (CSE:), which rose 9.49% or 77.00 points to trade at 888.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Novo Nordisk A/S Class B (CSE:) added 4.01% or 39.60 points to end at 1,028.00 and DSV Panalpina A/S (CSE:) was up 1.54% or 16.50 points to 1,090.50 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were ISS A/S (CSE:), which fell 3.10% or 4.00 points to trade at 125.00 at the close. Oersted AS (CSE:) declined 1.90% or 7.50 points to end at 387.50 and Jyske Bank A/S (CSE:) was down 1.80% or 10.50 points to 572.50.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Copenhagen Stock Exchange by 91 to 42 and 24 ended unchanged.
Shares in Zealand Pharma A/S (CSE:) rose to all time highs; rising 9.49% or 77.00 to 888.00. Shares in Novo Nordisk A/S Class B (CSE:) rose to all time highs; rising 4.01% or 39.60 to 1,028.00.
Crude oil for August delivery was down 0.38% or 0.31 to $81.32 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September fell 0.47% or 0.40 to hit $84.75 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 0.61% or 14.25 to trade at $2,330.15 a troy ounce.
USD/DKK was up 0.24% to 6.97, while EUR/DKK unchanged 0.01% to 7.46.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.20% at 105.33.
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